The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl, and hold the NFL record for the most enshrinees in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the most retired jersey numbers. The Bears have also recorded more victories than any other NFL franchise.

The franchise was founded in Decatur, Illinois, on September 17, 1920, and moved to Chicago in 1921. Originally its name was Decatur Staleys, changing it in 1921 to Chicago Staleys due to the change of city. It receives its current name of Chicago Bears in 1922, and makes its house the emblematic Wrigley Field. It is one of the two remaining franchises of the foundation of the NFL in 1920, along with the Arizona Cardinals, which was originally also from Chicago. The team played home games at Wrigley Field on the north side of Chicago until the 1970 season; they now play at Soldier Field near the south side, by Lake Michigan. The Bears have a longstanding rivalry with the Green Bay Packers, both because of geographic proximity and because of the record between them (99-95-6 in favor of the Packers).

Patrick Mannelly holds the record for most seasons in a Bears uniform with 16. On the other hand, Steve McMichael holds the record for most consecutive games played by a Bear with 191, achieving the feat from 1981 to 1993. In second place is Walter Payton, who played 186 games from 1975 to 1987 as a runner, a position considered conducive to injury, missing only one game in a span of 13 seasons.

The team's headquarters, Halas Hall, is located in the suburb of Lake Forest in Chicago, Illinois. The bears practice in the facilities adjacent to the stadium during the season.

American Football Conference | AFC

National Football Conference | NFC